CHARTER OF THE COLONY OF HONGKONG
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officer to be so informed, and thereupon his office shall become vacant. proceeding to any such suspension, the Governor is strictly to observe directions in that behalf given to him by Our Instructions as aforesaid.
XVII.-Whenever the office of Governor is vacant, or if the Governor Succession to Home incapable, or be absent from the Colony, Our Lieutenant Governor Government. the Colony, or if there shall be no such Officer therein, then such person persons as may be appointed under the Royal Sign Manual and Signet, il in default of any such appointment, the person lawfully discharging functions of Colonial Secretary shall during Our pleasure administer Government of the Colony, first taking the Oaths herein before directed Proviso. Oaths be taken by the Governor and in the manner here in prescribed; which of Office. ng done, We do hereby authorise, empower, and command Our Powers, &c., of eutenant Governor, or any other such Administrator as aforesaid, to Administrator.
and execute, during Our pleasure, all things that belong to the office of vernor and Commander-in-Chief, according to the tenour of these Our tters Patent, and according to Our Instructions as aforesaid, and the
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XVIII.-And We do hereby require and command all Our officials and officers and nisters, civil and military, and all other inhabitants of the Colony, others to obey be obedient, aiding and assisting unto the Governor and to any person Governor.
the time being administering the Government of the Colony.
XIX. In these Our Letters Patent the term "the Governor" shall Term Gover-
nor" explained. lude every person for the time being administering the government of
Colony.
to His Majesty
to revoke, alter
XX.-And XX. And We do hereby reserve to Ourselves, Our heirs and successors, Power reserved power and authority, from time to time, to revoke, alter, or amend Fese Our Letters Patent as to Us or them shall seem meet.
or amend present Letters Patent.
XXI.-And We do further direct and enjoin that these Our Letters Publication of tent shall be read and proclaimed at such place or places within the Letters Patent. lony as the Governor shall think fit, and shall come into operation on play to be fixed by the Governor by Proclamation.
In witness whereof We have caused these Our Letters to be made tent. Witness Ourself at Westminster, the Fourteenth day of February the Seventh year of Our Reign.
By Warrant under the King's Sign Manual,
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